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Ok - final photo: took it out for a ride tonight along the Ottawa River

A couple of more pics: A better view of the hand-hammered aluminum fender and machined LED rear lights, as well as the cut-down stalks for the small turn signals (used the same signals up forward as well - from Dime City Cycles) A bad photo of the Nissin brake master cylinder and lever...

So, I am pretty terrible about keeping build threads up to date, especially as it gets into riding season. I can't even remember how many things I should have updated details on, because now the bike is essentially done. But I will try to at least bring the thread up to date. Here are some pics...

My buddy Lee came over and gave me a hand wiring up the indicator and warning LED's, as well as the lights for the gauges. Some small tricky wiring, and I am crap at soldering, so it was great to have his help They look pretty nice all wired up, and it will the first vintage bike I have had...

So one of the things I was grappling with (like many others) was where to relocate my ignition switch. With the new gauges and gauge bracket, there was no place for the large Honda ignition switch. I figured that i would have to build a bracket for the frame under the tank, and then re-wire the...

There is enough room for normal riding, although they would pinch my thumbs if I yank it over to full lock. I am going to be mounting a steering damper as well though, which will help. If need be, I may make a steering lock on the lower triple tree as well. I will be pulling apart the whole...

So I got my seat back from Rob and Salvador at General Upholstery here in Ottawa. First time I have used them, but won't be the last. I was really impressed. As a reminder, here are the designs I was playing with: And here is how the seat turned out - real tuck-and-roll, not just simulated...

From the beginning, I had wanted to drill my brake rotor, both from the practical desire to lighten the rotating mass and to clear rain, and also because the old solid disk rotors look so dated and dull. I downloaded a few templates, but for whatever reason none of them printed to the correct...

I ran into a problem when I initially mounted my clip-ons - the stock brake level and master cyclinder assembly ran into the the bulky clip-on mounts, preventing the lever to be tilted down enough. I ordered a smaller 14mm Nissin brake master cylinder and lever: It fit great, and looks pretty...

I cut down the stock rear signal mounts, then dremelled them out to fit the small aluminum turn signals I got from Dime City. I had to cut a bit of the tops of each mount out to fit them around the custom fender assembly, but once I painted them up and mounted them, they almost looked stock (but...

So, I am slowly making some progress, although I expect I will make more over the upcoming Christmas break. I dropped my seat off to have it re-upholstered. I had considered buying another ratty seat just for the seatpan, but then I figured my existing seat vinyl was already split, so I might as...

So my bike got it's mandatory provincial safety inspection done, with a few odds and ends needing work (new rear brake pads, turn signal relay etc..), but is running great. Or, was running great until i got it home and immediately began cutting things off of it. I mocked up the front end with...

Hillsy, I think you are right. The more I looked at this, the more I realized that all the effort i would have to go through wasn't really justified by changing to a twenty-year old mediocre set of forks. If I am going to go through all the trouble of doing a neck and hub conversion, it will be...

This is an interesting retort, from a guy who can't let a single update from the OP go by without adding his two cents and a critique. I'd really love to just enjoy this build thread without the added 'value' of your running commentary, quite frankly.

Does anyone know if the stock fender on a CB750K will still fit with the "vintage" style Dunlop K70 3.25 19" front tire? I have heard the tire has a taller profile and the fender may not fit. The model in question is a 1978 CB750K8

I just lost a few hours of my life going through this build thread in detail - fantastic work thus far! Your attention to detail is amazing, and I really like the way you are keeping the whole classic Triton look while incorporating the ironhead engine. Don't pay any attention to the people who...

A couple of weeks ago I picked up a good condition '78 CB750K. A few years ago whenI lived in England I owned a cafe racer '77 CB750F2, and I have been kicking myself for selling it ever since. So I jumped at the chance to pick this one up, and figure I will tinker with it over the winter...

Brian, I just checked. Apparently Bullit is located out in Georgetown, according to their Facebook page. I am not sure if he has a storefront operation or just does stuff to order and over the net.

Thanks - just looking through that now - lots of great info! I think that will be very similar to what I am considering

I have been offered a scrap 1992 Ninja 600R for a good price (free), and plan on cannibalizing it for a few parts for my 1977 CB750 cafe project (such as rearsets, maybe levers, etc...) However, I keep looking at pics of the dual-disk setup on the Ninja, and wondering whether it would be...